About John Chin
My research focuses on urban health, immigrant communities, and community institutions' role in the delivery of social and health services. I am also interested in how key community-based institutions in immigrant and minority communities shape community values and norms, particularly in relation to controversial or sensitive topics, like HIV.Selected Publications
Chin JJ, Takahashi LM, Wiebe DJ. (epub 2019, print 2023). Where and why do illicit businesses cluster? Comparing sexually oriented massage parlors in Los Angeles County and New York City. Journal of Planning Education and Research. 43(1):106–121. https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X19859637, Chin JJ. (2018). Service-Providing Nonprofits Working in Coalition to Advocate for Policy Change. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. 47(1):27–48. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0899764017721060, Chin JJ, Ludwig D. (2013). Increasing Children’s Physical Activity during School Recess Periods. American Journal of Public Health. 103(7):1229-1234. DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301132., Chin JJ. (2009). The Limits and Potential of Nonprofit Organizations in Participatory Planning: A Case Study of the New York HIV Planning Council. Journal of Urban Affairs. 31(4):431-460. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9906.2009.00452.x.
John Chin
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